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The corporate cost of capital is the return that the business could earn by investing in alternative investments (e.g., stocks and bonds) that have the same risk its own real assets have.

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Long-term debt is defined as having a maturity of more than six months.

Long-term debt is defined as having a maturity of more than six months.

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Which of the following statements about cost of capital estimation is most correct?

Which of the following statements about cost of capital estimation is most correct?

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Because not-for-profit corporations do not need to generate a return for stockholders, they do not need to be concerned with maintaining a particular level of equity capital.

Because not-for-profit corporations do not need to generate a return for stockholders, they do not need to be concerned with maintaining a particular level of equity capital.

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Which of the following is not a source of equity capital in not-for-profit corporations?

Which of the following is not a source of equity capital in not-for-profit corporations?

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Which of the following statements about common stock is incorrect?

Which of the following statements about common stock is incorrect?

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Generic Health Services has a target capital structure of 30 percent debt and 70 percent equity. Its cost of debt estimate is 10 percent, and its cost of equity estimate is 16 percent. It pays federal, state, and local taxes at a 40 percent marginal rate. What is the firm’s corporate cost of capital?

Generic Health Services has a target capital structure of 30 percent debt and 70 percent equity. Its cost of debt estimate is 10 percent, and its cost of equity estimate is 16 percent. It pays federal, state, and local taxes at a 40 percent marginal rate. What is the firm’s corporate cost of capital?

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Obligations to repay lenders of debt capital are fixed by contract, while obligations to repay equity investors are not.

Obligations to repay lenders of debt capital are fixed by contract, while obligations to repay equity investors are not.

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Although the use of financial leverage (debt financing) can increase the return to the owners of a business, it also increases the riskiness of their equity investment.

Although the use of financial leverage (debt financing) can increase the return to the owners of a business, it also increases the riskiness of their equity investment.

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The corporate cost of capital is a blend (weighted average) of the costs of all of a business’s financing sources.

The corporate cost of capital is a blend (weighted average) of the costs of all of a business’s financing sources.

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Which of the following statements about term structure is (are) correct?

Which of the following statements about term structure is (are) correct?

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The cost of using debt financing is limited to the principal and interest payments required under the contract.

The cost of using debt financing is limited to the principal and interest payments required under the contract.

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Because donors and patients do not expect a return on their investment in a not-for-profit hospital, the most appropriate cost of equity capital in a not-for-profit hospital is zero.

Because donors and patients do not expect a return on their investment in a not-for-profit hospital, the most appropriate cost of equity capital in a not-for-profit hospital is zero.

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Because not-for-profit corporations cannot distribute earnings to individual owners in the form of dividends, not-for-profit corporations do not have equity capital.

Because not-for-profit corporations cannot distribute earnings to individual owners in the form of dividends, not-for-profit corporations do not have equity capital.

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Which of the following statements regarding corporate bonds is correct?

Which of the following statements regarding corporate bonds is correct?

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The corporate cost of capital provides a benchmark for determining a project’s cost of capital. In general, projects that are riskier than average must have a cost of capital that is higher than the corporate cost of capital, while projects that are less risky than average must have a cost of capital that is less than the corporate cost of capital.

The corporate cost of capital provides a benchmark for determining a project’s cost of capital. In general, projects that are riskier than average must have a cost of capital that is higher than the corporate cost of capital, while projects that are less risky than average must have a cost of capital that is less than the corporate cost of capital.

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Assume that an outstanding seven-year bond has $1,000 par value, a coupon rate of 10 percent, and five years remaining to maturity. If the required rate of return on similar bonds of equal risk is 5 percent, the bond will sell at which of the following?

Assume that an outstanding seven-year bond has $1,000 par value, a coupon rate of 10 percent, and five years remaining to maturity. If the required rate of return on similar bonds of equal risk is 5 percent, the bond will sell at which of the following?

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Interest rate risk is composed of price risk and reinvestment rate risk. For investors, matching the maturity of the bond to the expected holding period (investment horizon) minimizes interest rate risk.

Interest rate risk is composed of price risk and reinvestment rate risk. For investors, matching the maturity of the bond to the expected holding period (investment horizon) minimizes interest rate risk.

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Private, not-for-profit healthcare providers (i.e., those that are not government owned) are legally entitled to issue municipal debt.

Private, not-for-profit healthcare providers (i.e., those that are not government owned) are legally entitled to issue municipal debt.

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If debt financing is used in a for-profit corporation, more of a firm’s operating income is available for distribution to investors (owners and creditors). The additional available operating income arises as a result of

If debt financing is used in a for-profit corporation, more of a firm’s operating income is available for distribution to investors (owners and creditors). The additional available operating income arises as a result of

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Which of the following factors influence(s) the estimate of a business’s optimal capital structure?

Which of the following factors influence(s) the estimate of a business’s optimal capital structure?

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Which of the following approaches is (are) not typically used to develop the cost of equity for a large, publicly traded company?

Which of the following approaches is (are) not typically used to develop the cost of equity for a large, publicly traded company?

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Gold Coast Health System just paid an annual dividend of $1.50, which is expected to grow at a constant rate of 5 percent per year. If the current required rate of return is 15 percent, what is the value of Gold Coast’s stock?

Gold Coast Health System just paid an annual dividend of $1.50, which is expected to grow at a constant rate of 5 percent per year. If the current required rate of return is 15 percent, what is the value of Gold Coast’s stock?

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The price of an outstanding bond is determined by which of the following?

The price of an outstanding bond is determined by which of the following?

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Credit enhancement is a system of issuing municipal debt whereby several not-for-profit providers band together to obtain financing as a group; hence, the credit of the lower-rated issuers is “enhanced” by the superior credit of the higher-rated issuers.

Credit enhancement is a system of issuing municipal debt whereby several not-for-profit providers band together to obtain financing as a group; hence, the credit of the lower-rated issuers is “enhanced” by the superior credit of the higher-rated issuers.

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Municipal bonds are essentially the same as corporate bonds. Thus, the coupon (interest) rate set on a not-for-profit hospital bond will be the same (for all practical purposes) as the rate set on a similar for-profit hospital bond.

Municipal bonds are essentially the same as corporate bonds. Thus, the coupon (interest) rate set on a not-for-profit hospital bond will be the same (for all practical purposes) as the rate set on a similar for-profit hospital bond.

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Which of the following statements about the use of debt financing (financial leverage) is incorrect?

Which of the following statements about the use of debt financing (financial leverage) is incorrect?

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Which of the following methods for raising equity capital is not available to not-for-profit corporations?

Which of the following methods for raising equity capital is not available to not-for-profit corporations?

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From the perspective of a firm’s managers, financing with stock is less risky than financing with debt.

From the perspective of a firm’s managers, financing with stock is less risky than financing with debt.

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Under the constant growth model of stock valuation, the expected value of a stock (i.e., the expected price at the end of the year) is a function of which of the following?

Under the constant growth model of stock valuation, the expected value of a stock (i.e., the expected price at the end of the year) is a function of which of the following?

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The corporate cost of capital indicates the minimum required rate of return that the investors of the company require from the company. If the company is investing the available fund/retained earnings in the similar risky investment alternatives then the minimum required return by the investors would be equal to the cost of capital of the company.

Therefore, the given statement is ‘True’.

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